Noun
1
A master-at-arms onboard a Royal Navy ship
Adjective
1
marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
"a dapper young man"
"a jaunty red hat"
2
having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
"looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit"
"life that is gay, brisk, and debonair"
"walked with a jaunty step"
"a jaunty optimist"
Proper Noun
1
A traditional nickname for a Royal Navy master-at-arms
Example Sentences
"a dapper young man"
adjective
"a jaunty red hat"
adjective
"looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit"
adjective
"life that is gay, brisk, and debonair"
adjective
"walked with a jaunty step"
adjective
"a jaunty optimist"
adjective
Origin
The word jaunty comes from the French gentil, which originally meant "gentle." It is related to English words like gentle and genteel.